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Editor’s note: This is the first piece in a mini-series discussing the many benefits of hiring a ghostwriter.

Any C-level execs who say writing is a simple task are full of themselves.

Some writers may create drafts quicker than others, but most of the time when this happens the writing quality suffers. And when quality suffers, so does the messaging.

What’s the point of creating content if people can’t relate, especially on an emotional level?

And, more importantly, what does sloppy writing say about a company, or that “quick writing” leader’s thought process?

Getting thoughts down clearly in writing is difficult. When leaders struggle with the written word, it’s then up to the marketing or sales departments to translate a company’s messages to the public.

And the messages should come directly from the upper tier members.

The voices that prospects want to hear from are at the top of the food chain – the founders, presidents, and C-level executives.

Some companies have a writer with two decades of experience on staff, but this usually isn’t the case.

So what’s the simplest solution when you don’t have a skilled writer on staff?

Hire a ghostwriter.

Not just any Joe Schmo. You want a ghostwriter with experience.

The benefits of ghostwriting are many.

I’ve been ghostwriting for multiple company leaders for a decade now across various industries, and have written 500+ articles in publications including Forbes, Inc., and TechCrunch.

I’ve also trained this discipline to multiple members of my agency’s remote workforce, showing writers how to not only speak in the voice of a client, but help build upon that voice.

Some of my clients have attributed my work for sealing investment deals, earning new business, and even getting acquired. These executives – all under strict NDAs, which is a must for ghostwriting success – were able to personally point to their bylined articles that I ghostwrote, and immediately establish social proof.

Remember: we’re not focusing on the typical idea of a ghostwriter that is common within the book-publishing industry; we’re focusing on the ghostwriters for any type of business or personal brand-building content, including the holy trinity of content development:

Here are the top five benefits of using a ghostwriter:

1. Ghostwriters Save You Time.

Ghostwriting is a huge time saver for C-level execs, especially those in bigger companies where tasks are multiplied drastically.

By delegating writing tasks that are a must for amplifying brand awareness, these executives can have a clear focus on where their focus should be rather than staring at a blank white screen.

Plus, many of my ghostwriting clients absolutely cringe when they have to write an email, never mind a 1,000-word piece for Forbes or the Huffington Post.

And if that 100-word email takes 20 minutes, imagine a full-length article that needs multiple rounds of edits for clarity?

You can never get time back; ghostwriters help leaders and those on a personal brand-building mission to have additional time to focus on other needed tasks.

2. Ghostwriters Help Build Brand Awareness Quicker.

It’s simple. Rather than an executive allocating time to publish quality stories once a quarter – or month, if they’re lucky – hiring a reputable ghostwriter can speed up the process of getting your brand’s story out there.

Leaders have to manage company business; ghostwriters only have to write.

And due to the typical low priority of such writing tasks, they are usually the first task to get dropped from the workflow.

I’ve witnessed it over and over where CEOs would allocate the last hours of their schedule to work on third-party guest posting articles or personal blogs, and the littlest thing would take the writing tasks of their schedules.

It’s a psychological thing, also; when big writing hours are scheduled, many – even the best of writers – will do whatever is needed to not actually write.

3. Ghostwriters Are Professional Writers.

Writing is a profession, though many companies fail to hire professional copywriters or editors.

You can have the best service or product within your industry, but if you can’t communicate the “Why” of that service or product, you won’t scale as you wish.

Plus, a fake is noticed immediately.

Great examples are the multiple promotional emails that everyone receives daily.

These emails are loaded with cliches and exclamation points at the end of every sentence – because they can’t clearly make their point, so they need to excite you!!!

Imagine if those emails were ghostwritten by professional writers from the voice of a leader, say the CEO or founder of said company. The email’s message would carry much more energy, and click-throughs would likely be much higher.

Though everyone should educate themselves and write as much as possible to clearly communicate in things like internal emails and memos, let the true writing professionals do their jobs.

Most ghostwriters spend their entire working hours doing one thing and one thing only – writing.

Since it is their profession, the great ghostwriters can also enhance the voice of any company leader or person developing enhanced brand awareness.

If the ghostwriter was trained correctly (more on that in an upcoming column), it wouldn’t matter if leaders like Howard Schultz or Elon Musk actually did the writing – their messages are all that’s needed.

4. Ghostwriters Know SEO.

One way I’ve always differentiated my ghostwriting from the others is by discussing the importance of writing with SEO in mind.

This is mostly for on-site content creation, but it also goes for third-party guest blogging – regardless if the published work is on Forbes or Search Engine Journal, the more keywords you can rank for, the better you can fuel a searcher’s intent.

Ghostwriters of years’ past were only about amplification of voices in major publications. When I began, it was all magazine based, also.

Companies today understand that not only is a voice of a CEO going to spread the message better, but that message must be found online.

This is where ghostwriters trained in SEO are crucial for top results.

It isn’t just keywords and backlinks anymore. It’s much more, including quality content that is bylined by an authoritative voice and easily shareable.

The true ghostwriter will be trained in SEO, and know how to not only write engaging and quality content, but how to make sure this content is found online.

5. Ghostwritten Content is Authentic Content.

Most people think a ghostwriter diminishes authenticity. This can happen if someone (or a company) changes ghostwriters often; their voice diminishes quickly. If these people/companies have built a fanbase, that fanbase will immediately know something is not right – that’s inauthentic.

Reputable ghostwriters work closely with their clients, pinpointing the voice, and unifying it across all writings.

This is an authentic way of doing things.

The leader’s ideas are being transcribed, and the ghostwriter’s task is to communicate those ideas coherently and concisely.

Many CEOs lead awesome companies, such as Steve Jobs at Apple – but did Steve actually create every line of code or manufacturer the pieces for every iPhone or iMac? Nope, he left that to the professionals within those sectors.

This same principle should be used for anyone who lacks the skills of a professional writer.

When some people hear the term ghostwriter, they usually think first of novelists. Most don’t realize the benefits of hiring one for the other projects, such as third-party guest contributions, their brand’s blog, educational articles, newsletters, or LinkedIn posts.

Well before starting my agency, I was a ghostwriter for some great companies, and the synergy I helped create between them and those in their markets was more rewarding than the paycheck.

Some professionals simply can’t get their words down, but why should they worry? Their strengths, whether leading a company into emerging markets or product development, should guide their focus.

Leave the writing to the professionals.

Stay clicked to Search Engine Journal for my next column where I’ll discuss the top traits of well-disciplined ghostwriters, and how to train and work with ghostwriters to make your message clear.

5.05.2018

We don’t spend that much time thinking about ghostwriting. But, here’s the thing: that autobiography you’ve loved so much may have been written by a ghostwriter and not your favorite actor/entrepreneur/YouTube celebrity.

Ghostwriting can be incredibly rewarding and an excellent way to boost your careers. For others, however, this type of work might not be the right fit.

Here are a few traits that every successful ebook ghostwriter shares and that any aspiring ghostwriter should possess.

1. They’re Flexible

Ghostwriting a book is quite different from writing your own work. Think about it – when you write your own piece, you’re essentially the one who’s in charge of everything. You spend as much time as you want to research your subject, you write whenever you’re prepared or in the mood, and you’re never pressured by anyone to respect deadlines (well, except for your publisher, of course.)

Things are different when you’re telling someone else’s story. Ghostwriting means you have to collaborate with your client. If you need more research on specific topics, you have to contact them and ask for the information. Whether your meetings are via phone, email, or direct interviews, you need to wait for them to become available. Sometimes, it will not happen as fast as you or the publisher wants to, which means you may miss a deadline or two. You become the middleman that needs to bring everything and everyone together. And, all that on top of writing.

2. They’re Incredibly Organized

Depending on the type and length of the project, ghostwriters will need to create a strict schedule and work plan to make sure they don’t fall behind. As a ghostwriter, you are essentially offering your writing services to your client, which means that you are the one in charge of making everything happen. You will be the one doing the research and collecting the information from your client, and you will also be the one drafting the piece and communicating with the publisher.

Moreover, you never know what type of client you will have and how the necessary information will be passed on to you. Interviews that last too long or not enough, countless exchanged emails, scattered pieces of stories that make no sense, and timelines that overlap and get confusing can be challenging. And you have to make sure you gather everything you can, sort it out, make some sense out of it, and present it coherently.

3. They’re Creative

This one goes without saying. Ghostwriting is more than just transcribing what your client dictates. Most of the times, all you will get from your client are bits of information that you have to put together to tell the best story you possibly can.

As a ghostwriter, you will be expected to gather whatever you can, come up with concepts, organize everything, research, write, and edit what will many times feel like a complete mess. It will feel like chaos, but it will be your own, personal, organized chaos.

4. They’re Confident

Confidence is a great thing to have, especially if you want to get into the ghostwriting business. If you trust your abilities, it will show, and you will have a bigger shot at convincing clients to hire you. Moreover, having confidence in yourself will make it easier to create a piece that stands out from someone else’s ideas and thoughts. It will also help with accepting the fact that any praise you may get for your work will not be directed at you but the client. That is an aspect many struggle with, so if you feel like you would be uncomfortable or even resentful in this situation, then ghostwriting might not be the best choice for you.

5. They Know What They’re Doing

Short pieces, such as articles or blog posts are usually not an issue. But when it comes to more significant projects, such as books, it’s better if the writer has some experience. Having already written books means you understand the industry, you know what the expectations are, and you know how to navigate the process smoothly. Experience is a huge advantage in this line of business.

Being a good ghostwriter means more than just being a good writer. Personality, background, and experience should all be factored in if you’re thinking of making the transition to ghostwriting. What’s certain is it’s not for everyone, but if what you’ve read so far makes you think you have what it takes to be successful, then go for it – it might be a pleasant surprise and a nice change of scenery.

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Books we've read

Review: The Rainbow Horizon

By Anonymous
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is a great tribute to a great man, Ralph Ellison, author of Invisible Man. It inspired this work of literature, by being the exact opposite of this book: a less than forthright account of a Black man who somehow was the polar opposite of what Mr. Ellison actually was in real life. So the character in it reminded the author far too much of herself, and not of a typical Black man. She ended up writing a book that was a lot more like the actual life of Ralph Ellison than his fictive book ever will be.

Anyway...you travel to the little town of Rama, Washington. There, you meet four friends, eclectic sorts, three of color, one of white. The latter is an ex-Montanan who fled hillbilly feuding in a small town there. He left at 14, and has been running from his family's alcoholism ever since. In Rama, there is a bar called The Krakatoa, which Artie Blend haunts. But, he has a real use in life, and one Gabriella "Beau" Hooter Sancto, Mexican-American and many, many other things races to his side, as the Real Hero of this book. He is half Artie's age, and has found a mentor, Dad figure and friend in the white, blue eyed, blond Montanan who can't seem to leave it behind.

Saragina DeSoto, write par excellance who has no confidence in the writing field, chose dietary aide becoming dietician as her career path. Along the way, she runs into a distant cousin of hers, perhaps no relative at all, Caza Zooweiler, Polish, Central European, and Mexicana, mostly Mexicana at that, which shows on her as she's from slave labor in Eastern Washington State. Caze meets Artie and begins a 15 year long relationship with him. But Saragina has set her Black Lady cap for the Beau, who needs to be a hero and leave his father behind, the same way his real father, Donio, left his mother years ago, while Gabe "the Beau" cannot decide what to do with his life.

Tongue in cheek, acerbic, original, provocative without weighing you down, the book is an easy read, skips around lightly like a feather trying to find its weight in gold and doing so. It is a kitchen sink type of fiction based on fact novel, with the facts going out the window on a regular basis, Warner Brothers cartoon style. There is a baseball game between the normal, Freudian heterosexual (including all gay people) crowd on one side, and the "abnormal," barely visible Ku Klux Klan (I mean, weird white transvestites wearing old Army shoes and also driving little Kiwanis cars away at the end of the game, having lost by exactly one point - racism) and the baseball game is ethereal, unreal, fictionalized and altogether Absurdism.

The Civil Rights Movement is right-wing lampooned, and rightfully so. The left and right wings of politics are almost ritually skewered. Feminism takes a turn for the verse and for the worse combined. Laughs are abounding as you wonder why this book reels in a kind of 1980s daze, finding its feet at last as you come to the simple but slam bang ending, where Artie finds a way out of being an eternal drunk, drunk on bullets, knives, violence (all from the family and the Vietnam War he left behind) and especially alcohol and cigarettes, two of the worst things to befall Humanity...Artie ends up back with Caza, Gabe with his Saragina, and all is right with the world. The ending is telegraphed, as this book deals with and makes total fun of all writing styles whatsoever, including comedy writing itself.

A must read for those who "dig" or otherwise understand original, lack of categorical, unique books that are their own "thing" and not anyone else's in any way, shape or form. The author strove very hard to make it a unique, important yet unimportant book. You will enjoy cozying up to this peculiar, winsome, chic lit without being so heavy handed read. Racism is summarily made fun of, while sexism is uphead, half of it anyway, as one of the best things in life...while being skewered too, due to the importance of making babies happen, making housing happen, and making Life happen. Even when it has to be all over again, like building a new mansion from the ground up. Like saving Artie Blend from himself, like Mexico being a friendly enemy, Elmer Fudd versus Bugs Bunny...you will LYLO, be ROTFL, LOL, funny antics, nothing you need to take too seriously...you can put it down and pick it up later, and make phony promises to it you will fulfill. Read this silly book!